Today Kassandra and I starting unpacking some DVDs and Blu-Rays that just arrived. Now that she had delivered a home-cinema setup, she wanted to have some entertainment for the children when they visit, and so we started organizing her collection.
"I have always assumed that vampires enjoy movies", I said. "After all, they can be enjoyed anywhere; and these days of streaming, no need to even go out of the house to watch them".
"You are quite right, it is something thay we all in the family enjoy. As you can imagine, I like to watch every vampire movie that comes out; some are sillier than others, but many are quite interesting. Some of them even get a couple of things right about us. We just watched yesterday "The Old Guard", which I thoroughly enjoyed. They were not vampires in the strict sense of the word, but they managed to portray the vampire point of view regarding many things quite correctly. I particularly liked Andy. She reminded me of me. Well, I was never a warrior like her, even though I have had my share of battles. And the relationship between Joe and Nicky is one of the most beautiful I have seen in movies in a long time. I hope we get to see a sequel."
"You know what a sequel is?"
"Ha! I am educating myself in modern cinema. I recently watched the Star Wars saga. How fun!"
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Since we all have our favorite movies, I thought it would be fun to include some titles in Kassandra's new home. So yesterday I spent a good portion of the afternoon making DVDs and Blu-Rays for her collection. They are very easy, fun and cheap to do! Here is a tutorial for you to build up your own collection:
Materials you will need:
internet access o scanner
a piece of scrap paper
white regular paper
color printer
cello tape
scissors
Eva foam (blue for Blu-Rays and/or black for DVDs)
white craft glue
Optional: tweezers and toothpick
1- Gather up your covers. You can scan the ones you have at home, or you can search for them on the internet. The more modern they are, the more chances you will have to find them.
2- Use a photo program to reduce them in size. For DVDs, you need a 1,5 x 2,2 cm image; for Blu-Ray, you need a 1,4 x 2,5 cm image. If it is easier for you, I am happy to provide you with templates to use. DVD and Blu-Ray. Your image has to fit inside the black lines. Also, make them 600 dpi. That way you won't lose resolution.
3- If you feel lazy to find your own, here is my collection; you can see I favor fantasy movies and mermaids. The Blu-Rays are on top, and the DVDs on the bottom.
4- Print them out.
5- Cover them with a strip of cello tape, before you do any cutting.
6- Now you can cut them up.
7- Take the Eva foam of your preferred style and cut a strip the size of your film cover:
9- Cut to measure:
10- Make sure there is no foam sticking out of the cover. If so, trim the excess:
11- Put a small amount of white glue on your scrap paper and use the toothpick to extend it on the back of the cover. You can use the tweezers to hold it so your fingers will not get covered in glue:
12- Glue the cover around the piece of Eva foam:
13- Make sure all the corners are glued. Hold it with your fingers for some moments while the glue sets. You have you new Blu-Ray! Congrats!!
Now get crazy! The more you make, the easier to do they become:
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have lots of fun making your collection!
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